Edinburgh

North Berwick, Scotland

Just a 33 minute train ride outside of Edinburgh, is a wonderful town called North Berwick
(Pronounced: burr ik, or ber ik depending upon who you ask).

We arrived at low tide and spent about an hour exploring the beach. The rocks are covered in different types of sea weed and some sea life (snails, etc). They are on different areas of the beach and extend quite a way. During high tide, they are completely covered by water.

We could see the Firth of Forth, Bass Rock and other islands in the distance. Continue reading North Berwick, Scotland

Arthur’s Seat – Edinburgh, Scotland

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Just behind Hoolyrood Palace is a nice park and a series of “mountains” and cliffs. The highest of these is called Authur’s Seat. We set out from our hotel, walked 1/2 mile down the Royal Mile (downhill) to the park.

If you are smart, you would stop at the information center and get a map of the trails to the top. We stopped here after we descended so we could see where we had gone.

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Royal Botanical Gardens – Edinburgh, Scotland

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We walked downhill all the way from the city center to the Royal Botanical Gardens. For some reason we went to the main gate instead of the East Gate, which means we walked the entire length of the garden on the outside of the fence. We did get to see part of the park beside it as we walked by, it looked like a flat area.

They sell garden maps for 1 pound. The garden has many signs but if you don’t Continue reading Royal Botanical Gardens – Edinburgh, Scotland